1. Evaluating students’ projects using technology: Working with SS, Search Tools, and HM

2. Why SS? Computation Analysis Quantitative Reasoning Mathematics comprehension Visual display

3. SS as a thinking tool Relationships Representation What if

4. Evaluating SS project Accuracy of variables Accuracy of formulas Understanding graphs Organization of data User-controlled variables

5. Why Search tools? Information age Often, off-task Require critical & creative thinking skills

6. Search Engines Altavista http://www.altavista.com Hotbot http://www.hotbot.c om Goggle http://www.google.c om Yahooligans, http://www.yahoolig ans.com/ http://www.yahoolig ans.com/ Kidsclick, http://sunsite.berkel ey.edu/KidsClick!/ http://sunsite.berkel ey.edu/KidsClick!/ StudyWeb, http://www.studywe b.com/ http://www.studywe b.com/

7. Searching tips Simple search: Type key words atlantic city +, -: include, exclude +atlantic +city +atlantic –city No space between + and the word, but space between words *: wild card Singular and plural Lower case and upper case

8. Searching tips (continued) “ “: phrase “Atlantic City” A way to catch plagiarism Case Use lowercase

9. Your task 1. Who purchase more from the Internet: Men or Women? 2. Data for Internet access in your school district Search Log Documenting a search At least include: Date of search Location (URL) Search Terms Results How did you find the information?

10. Evaluating search skills Including important concepts Appropriate use of Boolean expression Sites chosen related to the original question

11. Why multimedia/hypermedia? Concrete presentation of abstract ideas Multiple presentation Allow individual thinking sequence Provide ownership

12. Nodes and Links

13. Software Authorware Hyperstudio PowerPoint Flash Director ToolBook Web authoring software

14. Hypermedia project require: Project management Research skills Determine the nature of the problem Organize the problem Collect and select the information Organization and representation skills Decide how to segment and sequence information Decide how information will be presented Decide how to information will be organized

15. Evaluating Hypermedia project Accuracy of information in nodes Representation of information in nodes Quality of media representations Links are meaningful and descriptive Screen design Meaningful organization and informative structure Purpose of hypermedia